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 |  | |  07-05-2006, 10:26 PM | #16 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 247 |
M3 > 318ti
lkwd318ti is right, it says a lot that even on a 318ti forum the poll is split 50/50. Most M3 owners probably don't even know what a 318ti is.
Personally, I love my 318ti and hatchbacks are cool, but my next car will be an M3 for sure, once I get the money. I will however keep the 318ti for the sake of novelty and gas money! __________________ Silver 98 318ti Standard trans, Sport Package: 16" Stock Wheels, Foglamps, Sunroof, Heated Leather Seats, Bilstein performance shocks, OEM Sach's clutch kit, Dunlop SP Sport A2 225/50/16 tires, Alpine CDA 7894, Dual Rockford Fosgate 12" subs, Rockford Fosgate Amp, Leather Armrest, Replaced M44 engine with only 40k on it!
http://www.geocities.com/evalha/bmwsmaller.JPG |  |  | | 07-05-2006, 11:40 PM | #17 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Northern IL Posts: 263 |
Drive any M3 and then drive your TI. If you cant tell the difference then you shouldnt be driving a BMW  .The TI is a great car, dont get me wrong, but it doesnt hold a candle to an M3 besides for originality. Why do you think so many people swap M3 parts into their TIs? | | | | | 07-06-2006, 12:10 AM | #18 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: bris Posts: 287 |
i would go for the m3, the only reason i got a ti instead of a e36 m3 is coz i couldn't afford one.
not saying i dont love my car so much that my gf gets pissed, but just saying i think the m3 is a clear choice if you had to choose.
personally, im going to keep my ti for year and a half - 2 years and then look to get either a 325ti sport or a 130i sport | | | | | 07-06-2006, 01:27 AM | #19 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tracy, California Posts: 473 | 
Quote: | Originally Posted by lkwd318ti I think it's a possible question. I asked it haha  But seriously, I know that if I were to post this on Bimmerforums it would be like...M3-100, 318ti-5. But I know that here, there are people who opted to get a 318ti rather than an M3. There are also people here that want an M3 and would trade in their ti for the M3 in a heartbeat. To me, this car just kinda fell into my lap. After owning it for a while, I've liked it so much that I would take it over any other E36. The only other one I would take would be an M3. If possible I would like to get both lol! -Randy | Randy my man. Let me give you my 2 cents. I own a DASC 318ti (you saw it at bimmerfest), a 325i E46 sedan (JC chip) and an E36 M3 coupe. All three are great cars. Nobody pays attention to the car when I drive the sedan. The ti and the M3 are both head turners. I can comfortable say that I get more looks and comments when I drive the ti than the M3. I love my ti. I recently went to a bimmer drive through the Santa Cruz mountains and let me tell you, my ti scared the heck out of the stock E36 M3 owners. They could not believe that I was able to keep up with them. The handling through the twisties it's incredible. I have driven my E36 M3 through the same road and I can assure you that there is no way I could have taken those turns at that speed with such a superb handling. The ti handles like a Go-Kart. There are two complete different cars. The M3 it's great with a great smooth engine (6) but also eats more gas than the ti. If you can own both, do it. You will not regret it. As far as the sedan, I like it due to the fact that you can fit 4 people more comfortable that the others but that's about it. Not sure about the E36 4-door handling. I hope this helps you. It comes down to: What would you really like to drive? __________________
1989 E30 325is 5s Coupe Zinnoberrot
1991 E30 325i Auto Coupe Schwartz
1991 E30 325is 5s Coupe Hellrot
1995 318ti E36 Alpine White III DASC (RIP)
1996 328i 4Dr Artic Silver (RIP)
1999 M3 Estoril Blue Metallic RMS Vortech SC
2001 325i E46 Alpine White - Sports Package (SOLD)
2005 E46 M3 Coupe SMG | | | | | 07-06-2006, 04:59 AM | #20 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach area Posts: 1,189 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by jdehaan Drive any M3 and then drive your TI. If you cant tell the difference then you shouldnt be driving a BMW .The TI is a great car, dont get me wrong, but it doesnt hold a candle to an M3 besides for originality. Why do you think so many people swap M3 parts into their TIs? | I actually HAVE driven both, the M3 then my car right after... I didn't feel anything different AT ALL!!! haha jk... but seriously, I did feel a big difference between the 2 cars... Who says that I'm not going to make the 318ti faster  Quote: | Originally Posted by Mendi3 Randy my man. Let me give you my 2 cents. I own a DASC 318ti (you saw it at bimmerfest), a 325i E46 sedan (JC chip) and an E36 M3 coupe. All three are great cars. Nobody pays attention to the car when I drive the sedan. The ti and the M3 are both head turners. I can comfortable say that I get more looks and comments when I drive the ti than the M3.
I love my ti. I recently went to a bimmer drive through the Santa Cruz mountains and let me tell you, my ti scared the heck out of the stock E36 M3 owners. They could not believe that I was able to keep up with them. The handling through the twisties it's incredible.
I have driven my E36 M3 through the same road and I can assure you that there is no way I could have taken those turns at that speed with such a superb handling. The ti handles like a Go-Kart.
There are two complete different cars. The M3 it's great with a great smooth engine (6) but also eats more gas than the ti. If you can own both, do it. You will not regret it.
As far as the sedan, I like it due to the fact that you can fit 4 people more comfortable that the others but that's about it. Not sure about the E36 4-door handling.
I hope this helps you. It comes down to: What would you really like to drive? | Heeey man! Glad to see you're still posting here... I remember your car clearly with the CSLs and M3 front Lip... Thanks for your input man...now VOTE haha... I think that if I go the ti route, the first thing going on there is the DASC... and When I meant sedan, I was talking about an M3 sedan... I honestly don't really pay attention to that many sedans that aren't M3 or fixed up... I'm still not sure of which one I would really want to get... I'm still being patient and waiting for the right time (saving up haha). Hopefully by the time I'm done with saving, I'll make up my mind haha... I'll c-ya later man! Take care! -Randy __________________ 97 Jet Black 318ti Sport. Not so stock anymore!.... 
Now Featuring:318ti.org sticker  Now featuring: Hartge exhaust|Blacked out Grilles|Front Clear Corners or Ambers depending on how I feel|325is vented front brakes|Bilstein Sports|H&R Sports|E46 RSMs w/ Z3 reinforcment plates|16" Style 45s|17" E46 M68 rims|18" Authentic Hartge Classics C|OEM M135 ZHP wheels
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99 Titan Silver 323is Dinan S1+few more mods
Coming sometime in the future:...SCed 2.1...new (to me) car mod maybe?...all in one car | | | | | 07-06-2006, 05:53 AM | #21 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tracy, California Posts: 473 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by lkwd318ti I actually HAVE driven both, the M3 then my car right after... I didn't feel anything different AT ALL!!! haha jk... but seriously, I did feel a big difference between the 2 cars... Who says that I'm not going to make the 318ti faster Heeey man! Glad to see you're still posting here... I remember your car clearly with the CSLs and M3 front Lip... Thanks for your input man...now VOTE haha... I think that if I go the ti route, the first thing going on there is the DASC... and When I meant sedan, I was talking about an M3 sedan... I honestly don't really pay attention to that many sedans that aren't M3 or fixed up... I'm still not sure of which one I would really want to get... I'm still being patient and waiting for the right time (saving up haha). Hopefully by the time I'm done with saving, I'll make up my mind haha... I'll c-ya later man! Take care! -Randy | Well my vote is a 318ti with a DASC! __________________
1989 E30 325is 5s Coupe Zinnoberrot
1991 E30 325i Auto Coupe Schwartz
1991 E30 325is 5s Coupe Hellrot
1995 318ti E36 Alpine White III DASC (RIP)
1996 328i 4Dr Artic Silver (RIP)
1999 M3 Estoril Blue Metallic RMS Vortech SC
2001 325i E46 Alpine White - Sports Package (SOLD)
2005 E46 M3 Coupe SMG | | | | | 07-06-2006, 04:35 PM | #22 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 1,022 |
M3. As much as I love my ti, I would trade it for an M3 in a heartbeat. There's no replacment for displacment. Or you could go the ti with a LS1 option | | | | | 07-06-2006, 10:23 PM | #23 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: southern CA Posts: 127 |
Dude, the ti is so incredibly rare. Just DASC that baby and do suspension work. m3's are EVERYWHERE! __________________
1996 318ti
sport model, m3 bumper cover, velocity splitter, AKG shift knob, factory clears, super sprint exhaust, UUC floormats, UUC tranny mounts, UUC clutch bushings, UUC shifter bushings, Powerflex LCABS... replaced with treehouse eyeballs, front sway bar bushings, RTABS, TMS rear shock mounts, Bilsteins, Xbrace, sparco strut brace, AKG subframe bushings, AKG differential mount bushing, M coupe shifter, meyle ball joints and sway bar endlinks | | | | | 07-07-2006, 11:08 PM | #24 | | Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Carrick-on-Shannon...for 10 more months Posts: 74 |
Quote: -Reasons why I wouldnt get another 318ti-
-I already have one. | Reason enough, IMHO. | | | | | 07-08-2006, 08:26 AM | #25 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach area Posts: 1,189 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by G.T. Reason enough, IMHO. | oh yeah... My car's auto and I would like to experience the 5 speed on a ti haha... -Randy __________________ 97 Jet Black 318ti Sport. Not so stock anymore!....
Now Featuring:318ti.org sticker Now featuring: Hartge exhaust|Blacked out Grilles|Front Clear Corners or Ambers depending on how I feel|325is vented front brakes|Bilstein Sports|H&R Sports|E46 RSMs w/ Z3 reinforcment plates|16" Style 45s|17" E46 M68 rims|18" Authentic Hartge Classics C|OEM M135 ZHP wheels
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99 Titan Silver 323is Dinan S1+few more mods
Coming sometime in the future:...SCed 2.1...new (to me) car mod maybe?...all in one car | | | | | 07-09-2006, 11:41 PM | #26 | | Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Muncie, IN Posts: 51 |
I'm planning on buying an M3 for my next car, however I plan to always keep my 318ti because I still love the car. I think having both of them sounds like fun! __________________
1996 Alaska Blue 318ti
Currently stock. I need money!!! | | | | | 07-10-2006, 12:14 AM | #27 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Juan Capo, CA Posts: 216 |
i plan on geting an m3 by next year ... but i am going to keep my ti and fully strip it and make it as light as posible .... but im going to get an E30 ... i just love the way they look ... i just met a guy with one last night and its in such a nice shape __________________
96 318ti:cat back magniflow, m3 body kit, projector headlights, m3 tails, moded ecu chip, intake, short shifter, highflow cat, front strut, upgraded audio system | | | | | 07-12-2006, 11:25 PM | #28 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: çî†ÿ øf åNgëL§, CA Posts: 5,314 |
couldnt you fix up a ti to have same handleling performance as the m3? Put it this way, put same brakes/suspension/ everything that the M3 came out best with like the handleling and so forth, put a supercharger, and itll be like if you had a mini version of a M3 instead its not M3, its TI, but exact same handleling, etc... I dont know if you get what i mean? | | | | | 07-13-2006, 12:01 AM | #29 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Jose, CA, USA Posts: 253 |
I think the vader seats suck in the M3. But you can swap out any 'ti sport seats as I did with mine. Insurance used to be akin to highway robbery for the M3, although I haven't checked it recently. __________________ Andy Chittum - Mad Man Motorsports | | | | | 07-27-2006, 01:44 AM | #30 | | Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 77 |
I voted for the ti myself, but pretty much just because I don't own an M3. If you are already had a ti, I'd suggest to save and go for the M3. So what if you get pulled over, its probly the only downside to owning an M3. And if people want to race, just show them that its not smart to **** with an M3. Beleive me, I went car hunting to counties over searching for a 2000 or newer car in the $10,000 range. One day, I was driving the SAME WAY to work that I take every morning and spotted the ti (now mine) for $4500. I bought it the next day and I've had a ear to ear grin on my face since. So, if you see what I'm getting at... wait and save for the M3, you deffinatly wont regret it.  | | | | | |
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